I recognize that I have been particularly comfortable here because both Lutheranism and Buddhism support values central to Gustavus—first and foremost, the importance of deep intellectual inquiry. Florence Amamoto Associate Professor of English ### Excerpted from Rooted in a Distinctive Tradition, Open to the World: Reflections Across Campus on the Heritage, Character, and Vision of…

We may be affiliated with the Lutheran church, have Lutheran chaplains, and chapel services, but we are also a very diverse and welcoming community where people of all faiths or no faith can feel comfortable. Chuck Niederriter Professor of Physics ### Excerpted from Rooted in a Distinctive Tradition, Open to the World: Reflections Across Campus…

If I were not an African Catholic at a Lutheran college, then I would not be in such a good position to help my students discuss such examples, understand the complexity of cultures, and respect and appreciate how peoples of other cultures practice their religions. Paschal Kyoore Professor of Modern Languages, Literatures, and Cultures ###…

What I would say as an evangelical-ish person to evangelicals (and others) is this: Gustavus’s Lutheran heritage is, yes, a challenge that creates a lot of hard questions. It is also an opportunity. It allows for a dialogue we need in a religious, secular, interconnected, interdependent, overly-armed world. Sarah Ruble Associate Professor of Religion ###…